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If you are tired of the ESPN GameDay crew, check out the championship game coverage on BTN. Monday, 1/19/26, B1G Live Show on BTN, 2 PM Pacific. The BTN crew does a terrific pregame job of analyzing upcoming games. Also, the best pregame champ game coverage I have seen to date was Greg McElroy breaking down the game on his Always College Football (ACF) program. I record McElroy's show on ESPN U. The program, and Greg's pregame coverage, are available on YouTube. Greg sees Indiana winning a close game, 27 to 20. The B1G's Gerry DiNardo predicts more Indiana fans in Hard Rock than Miami fans. Go Fernando! We want a B1G Three-peat!

Hoped we could get one more season out of him but we are looking stacked at the position for 2026! oregonliveOregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq declares for 2026 NFL draftSadiq’s time at Oregon has come to an end.

I saw that Sadiq is headed to the NFL draft.

Pretty sure this confirms that Sediq is going to the NFL, not that I was thinking there was much chance at him returning, but with Olesh coming in, Harrison also coming in.

TOSU did hit “kick our butts” in the regular season 2024. It’s irrelevant to say that the loosing team had better talent, or that the winning team had more experience. When a player puts on his shoes the day of the game he brings the combined talent and experience to the field. He’s either better than the player wearing the other uniform or he’s not. My belief is that in all six games, on the day of the games, OBDs were not the better team for a variety of reasons. Yet, because of good coaching and home field advantage we narrowly won one of them. The results make it difficult argue otherwise.

I watched a number of Nebraska games the last couple of years. I have mixed feelings about Raiola. There is certainly talent there. In-game decisions were spotty. So much depends on our OC.

Proud to Be a Duck, Win or Lose Hi everyone, This is my first post on the OBD forum after years of reading as a guest every day. Reading this post, I decided it was time to start contributing my part to the forum and lend my own position on being a fan. Thank you Charles, for the intake call. I learn from all of you and feed off your passion. Like you, I share a deep enthusiasm for the Ducks. Through great wins and brutal losses, my respect for the coaches and players never wavers. They give their all for this team, and that effort deserves my support no matter the outcome. One trend that stands out under Ciach Lanning is the average points allowed per game: Mike Bellotti: 27.0 PPG average, highest season 32.4, lowest 21.0. Chip Kelly: 23.0 PPG average, highest season 24.5, lowest 22.0. Mark Helfrich: 34.0 PPG average, highest season 42.1, lowest 25.0. Willie Taggart: 41.4 PPG average (one season). Mario Cristobal: 27.0 PPG average, highest season 30.0, lowest 25.0. Dan Lanning: 19.5 PPG average, highest season 22.0, lowest 17.9. This is just one example of a special era that continues to look promising going forward. And this on top of tying the school record for wins (13), a new program mark of 71.8% for passing efficiency, and some gritty road warrior games. Looking forward to engaging with all of you, and what's ahead in 2026.

I turned the game off at the start of the second quarter. I needed to be a good role model for my young children and yelling at the TV is not that. After losses I usually need to disconnect a bit for a few days. It did ruin my entire weekend for the record... kinda hated it was a Friday night game because of that. I'm now dipping back into Oregon football again... in part because I feel like I am a true fan... in part because I think I'm just addicted to Oregon football. I can't stay away forever. It does have an emotional toll on me for sure... but the wins are amazing and lows are really low. https://fishduck.com/2023/12/the-pain-of-being-a-superfan/

I'm looking at this as the best Lanning could do under the circumstances. Not knowing what Moore is going to do, with the transfer of two backups, leaving basically just Smith and Beaver, he had to get somebody. With a bidding war for Leavitt going on, Raiola was the next best option. It didn't seem to me like there were a lot of good options in this transfer class, and a lot of schools were, and are looking for a plug in quarterback. I'm actually surprised Lanning was able to get him with the uncertainty of Moore.

Fun fact, I spoke to his mother last week at the game, and she alluded to him returning and that he was excited to have the opportunity to shine as the #1 TE next year. We discussed how he has had the opportunity to learn and grow from one of the best TEs in Oregon history. I then made a joke that Dillon Thineman was my son and I was proud of him and asked if she saw a resemblance (which there is not)...

Raiola does not strike me as a home run selection. If the plan is a development year and having a back up next season, then depending on how things go, there is the 2027 recruitment and next year’s portal in play to improve. I’m willing to watch and wait before any verdict. My first reaction was like being burned - “ouch”.

I was a season ticket holder for both football and basketball since the later 60's and early 70's. I know what it feels like to pull for a bad team. The current Duck's are certainly not that. To be able to root for a team that has a chance (even a slim chance) to be a national champion each year is nothing but enjoyable. It sometimes takes a few days to get over that final loss, but I have to admit that for years. I never would have dreamed of the Ducks still playing when only 3 other teams were also playing. I love the Ducks, their players, their coaches, the mascot and everything associated with them. With Dan Lanning I think the Ducks have their best chance ever to be National Champs and I am going to enjoy every moment, even the ones that hurt.

Hmmm. Quarter finals in 2024-25. Semifinals in 2025-26. Dan Lanning is heading into his 5th season with many players who could have gone pro returning, and some good pick-ups from the portal. I doubt Dan is done with this season's portal picking. It took Kirby Smart and Ryan Day six seasons to win a title. Getting pantsed in the last act in 2024 and 2025 is hard on the CFB soul. This season, OBD lost to an Indiana team playing a home game in Atlanta, with more fans on hand than the Hoosiers would have had in Bloomington. Neither loss is as devastating as Ryan Day's loss to Michigan in 2024. But Ohio State gets PO gifts from the football gods. A season earlier, TOSU would not have been in the PO field, and Day's job would have been in jeopardy. OBD did not have good fortune against Auburn, Urban Meyer's Ohio State team, Ryan Day's Ohio State team, and this season's No. 1-ranked team. Next case. In 2024-25, No. 1-seeded OBD 'earned' a 1st PO game against the eventual champion. The bracket this season had the top remaining top seeds playing in the semi-finals. FWIW, very little, I think OBD would have defeated Ole Miss in the Fiesta Bowl, Indiana would have defeated Miami in the Peach Bowl, and the two teams would be playing Monday night in Miami with many Oregon fans in attendance. OBD does not get PO gifts. That's the way Fortuna fumbles. I look around CFB, and I do not see a supposed top drawer coach, Day, Sark, DeBoer, Kiffin, Mario, or even Kirby Smart, that I'd prefer to have coaching the team in Eugene. From this fan's POV, I find the two bowl losses to be easier to swallow than when Lewis wiffed on a FG in Seattle that would have tied the game, and worse, the second loss to UW after taking the lead that resulted in a game against Liberty instead of a 1st round game in the PO. I'm certainly not happy about how this season ended. But I'm certain I am happier than Texas Tech fans. So it goes. There is no teacher like experience. OBD will be in the 2026-27 PO field with an excellent chance to reach the champ game in Las Vegas. Give me five? Monday night's championship game will be competitive, but Oregon is odds-on to lose its second 12-team PO game to another winner of the national championship.

Pairing him with Ulesh is a great combo.

COVID shirts have kinda skewed the blue chip ratio. Having players who are older and more experienced do make up for having more athletically talented and younger players. Oregon has had younger teams than the last few national champions because we haven't been able to hold onto our young talent into their 4th or even 5th years. Yeah... we've had some 5th and 6th year QBs in Nix and Gabriel but not a roster of them. What is the average age of the starters on Indiana's roster? Like 22? That's super old and old vets are going to be more consistent than younger players. It might be the new path forward to undermine the blue chip ratio ... just get a bunch of old grizzled vets. Also the way the transfer portal works it doesn't get put into the blue chip ratio. At least I believe blue chip only counts players out of high school and some of the most coveted transfers are players who didn't big names out of high school but developed into something. Probably need to start changing how the metrics work.

We went to the Fiesta Bowl vs Kansas St. Fun times. But spending such large $$ for poor seats isn't my thing anymore. My Hi-Tech 60" TV with my leather recliner, which includes beer service, (my pretty bride), is all I'm up for these days. But spending $1000's for a couple night trip is tough. Now we have to do it 3 times?! I think the crowd at Orange bowl was pretty good, but to do it again for Atlanta? While hoping for Miami again? Tough call. Well, I'm starting a savings account today to make Vegas next year. 🤞

Got to be, unless your bay area or LA sensibilities an be tempted by a time-share offer in Corvallis or Pullman.

As a fan, I get caught up in the naive “everything is coming up roses” positivity that excites the recruiting phase of our team’s development. I want nothing more than for these young men coming out of high school to follow their Duck dream and achieve their goals. For me, the hard part of today’s college football is accepting that it’s become nothing more than a business — NFL Jr. I must admit, my enthusiasm and excitement are tainted by the fact that the student athlete as once known no longer exists. Nevertheless, just as fans of the Steelers or Browns remain so inspite of players being nothing more than commodities, I remain a Duck. I like you only if you’re useful to the team. From the naive point of view, this reality can almost feel like a broken promise: “you said you really wanted me, and now you don’t?” But I’m equally sure today’s promising high schools athletes understand this, and are coached to accept it as part of growing up: there’s only so many spots at the table. I’m literally old school. I miss the humane, college student-growth aspect that once shared this table with the athlete. As a fan, I don’t pretend to the conceit of being a savvy and harden NFLish insider who knows how the game is played. I neither need nor want that vanity in my life. I just want the best for these young men.

No. 1 Offensive Tackle In Transfer Portal Eyes Texas And OregonFormer Colorado Buffaloes offensive tackle Jordan Seaton is one of the highest-ranked players in the portal. As it could come down to a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) bidding war, the Oregon Ducks and Texas Longhorns are teams to watch for Seaton. Oregon Ducks On SINo. 1 Offensive Tackle In Transfer Portal Eyes Texas And...Since their season ended, the Oregon Ducks have been active in the transfer portal. Oregon coach Dan Lanning and the Ducks have landed quarterback Dylan Raiola

Huge! Thank goodness!

First game I would say yes... Second game... maybe.

"...since 1967 and don't remember the Ducks ever having the most fans at a bowl game." It would be a very slim list. Maybe the Vegas Bowl vs Air Force (1997)? Seattle Bowl vs Wake Forest (2002)?

"ACC hasn't fallen apart yet, but the Clemson and FSU settlements set the stage for it to happen" Likewise, why would potentially UCLA, Cal, UW return to the Pac without demanding the biggest portion of revenue for themselves? Certainly if Notre Dame joined the B1G or SEC they would request a bigger share....though the B1G and SEC would tell them to pound sand. The New Pac would be in no position to do that with those Canzano Three. The benefit to the other 8 members of the Pac would be limited to better ticket sales, not media contract revenue increases. Those 3 are going to join a conference with Texas State, Utah State, Colorado State? And, Cal/UCLA joining with Fresno, SDSU, Boise State just seems improbable on its face.

Jamari Johnson Announces Return to Oregon, Giving Ducks a Star Tight End for 2026 Oregon tight end Jamari Johnson announced Tuesday that he will return for the 2026 season after a breakout 2025 campaign, solidifying the Ducks’ tight end room and bringing back one of their most productive offensive weapons.

Oregon tight end Jamari Johnson announced Tuesday that he will return for the 2026 season after a breakout 2025 campaign, solidifying the Ducks’ tight end room and bringing back one of their most productive offensive weapons.